阅读理解。 More teachers are starting off the school year with letters to parents

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     More teachers are starting off the school year with letters to parents and students to introduce themselves
and set a tone (基调)for the year. The letters are a good way to start positive communication with parents,
several teachers told Education World.
     "I think it"s professional (专业的)," said Dorothy Peselli, an English teacher at Sparta
High School in Sparta, New Jersay, Peselli, who gives out the letters the first day of school,
told Education World."It gives parents an image of you as a professional. If you start
communication off in a positive manner, you will have the parents on your side when you need them."
     In her letter to parents, Peselli encourages them to call or e-mail her with specific concerns about their
children."I want to work as a team to make sure that your child becomes an independent lifelong learner,"
Peselli wrote to parents last September. She also telephones the parents of all her students at the beginning of
the year.
     Peselli includes with the letter a classroom handbook (手册) listing plans and rules. And she requires that
both parents and students read and sign statements (included in the letter!) that they read the handbook. The
student letter also lists needed supplies and gives encouragement."Please come to class ready to work and learn.
This will be an exciting year for all of us," it says.
     Last year, Peselli taught at a different high school and parents there were"shocked", but appreciative, that
she had so much contact with them,"I received roses and a thank-you note from one boy and his mother".
Peselli said. She wished her own children"s teachers would take the time to write notes as well."I never got a
letter home from any of my daughter"s high school teachers." She said. "It would be nice to know the
background of some of the people who are teaching my daughter."

1. We may learn from the text that ____.A. most teachers are writing letters to parents and students
B. the handbook is used to list supplies and give encouragement
C. Peselli believe it important for teachers to exchange information with parents
D. Peselli mainly introduces her background and teaching experiences in the letters2. The underlined word"it" in the fourth paragraph refers to _____. A. the handbook B. the requirement C. the school D. the letter3. We can infer from the last paragraph that _____.A. parents were satisfied with Peselli"s way of working
B. Peselli means to surprise parents by writing students
C.Peselli seemed to be popular among boy students
D. all Peselli"s children are studying in high schools 4. The purpose of the text is to _____.A. introduce an English teaching method
B. give advice on how to teach students
C. encourage teachers to keep in touch with parents
D. show us how Dorothy Peselli makes teaching plans

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阅读理解。     Songs that make our hearts happy can make them stronger too, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
     They found that when people listened to their favorite music, their blood vessels (血管) dilated in much
the same way as when they are laughing, or taking blood medications (药物).
     "We have a pretty impressive effect," said Dr Michael Miller, director of preventive cardiology (心脏病学)
at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
     "Blood vessel diameter improved," he said. "The vessel opened up pretty significantly. You can see the
vessels opening up with other activities such as exercise." A similar effect is seen with drugs such as statins.
     When blood vessels open up more, blood flows more smoothly and is less likely to form the clots (凝块)
that cause heart attacks and strokes. "We are not saying to stop your stations or not to exercise but rather to
add this to an overall program of heart health," said Miller, who presented his findings to a meeting of the
American Heart Association in New Orleans.
     Miller"s team tested 10 healthy, non-smoking men and women, who were told to bring their favorite music.
They spent half an hour listening to the recordings and half an hour listening to music they said made them feel
anxious while the researchers did ultrasound (超声波) tests designed to show blood vessel function.
     Compared to their normal baseline measurements, blood vessel diameter increased 26 percent on average
when the volunteers heard their joyful music. Listening to music they disliked-in most cases in this group heavy
metal-blood vessels narrowed by six percent, Miller said.
     Miller said he came up with the idea after discovering that laughter caused blood to literally flow more
smoothly. "I asked myself what other things make us feel real good, besides calories from dark chocolate of
course. Music came to mind.... It makes me feel really good," he said.
     Most of the volunteers chose country music but Miller said the style is not so important rather than what
pleases each individual. 1. The underlined word dilate (in paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to "_____". A. widen
B. move
C. change
D. increase 2. According to the passage, which of the following will NOT cause blood vessels to open up? A. Taking exercise.
B. Listening to unpleasant music.
C. Bursting into laughter.
D. Taking drugs like statins. 3. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. A. blood clots are caused by heart attacks and strokes
B. music is better than chocolate for your health
C. the style of music has different effects on different people
D. a person"s overall health is more influenced by how much exercise he gets 4. What"s the best title of the passage? A. Pleasant Music Cures
B. Research into Blood Vessel
C. Music and Heart Attack
D. Music and Happiness

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阅读理解。     How does a place become a World Heritage Site (世界遗产)? It takes a lot of people to decide.
     1) If a country wants one of its places to be on the World Heritage List, it has to ask JUESCO (联合国教
科文组织).The place must be important and special. UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list in 1987 because it
said it was great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land. When a country asks, it must
also make a plan for taking care of the place.
     2) The World Heritage committee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them
on the list. The committee meet every June. Many experts help the committee to decide.
     3) After a new place goes on the list, UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good. If a place is in
serious danger, it may be put on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO gives special care and
help to those places.
     4) Countries have to give UNESCO regular reports about places on the list. If UNESCO thinks a country
isn"t taking good care of a place, the site will be taken off the list. 1. The passage implies that ______. A. become a world heritage site takes hard work.
B. a place with beautiful scenery is often on the World Heritage List.
C. a place which was taken good care of is often on the World Heritage List.
D. the Great Wall became a World Heritage Site for its long history. 2. If a place successfully becomes a World Heritage Site, the country _____. A. can ask UNESCO for more money and help
B. should continue to take special care of it
C. won"t take trouble to care for it
D. will try to put it on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger 3. The passage mainly discusses ______. A. what the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO is
B. how the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO protects a World Heritage Site
C. how the Great Wall becomes a World Heritage Site
D. how a place becomes a World Heritage Site 4. The purpose of putting a place on the World Heritage List is _____. A. to attract more tourists from other countries
B. to get more money and help from other countries
C. to have it taken better care of
D. to make it known to other countries

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阅读理解。     In the United States, there are growing calls to do more to help young people learn skills in financial
education. Some efforts begin in high school. But more and more information is available on the Internet,
not only for young people but also for adults. The goal is to teach about saving, investing (投资) and using
money.
     The United States Financial Literacy and Education Commission was established in 2003. This
government group takes charge of financial education efforts through nineteen federal agencies. Information
on financial education can be found at its Web site. The address is MyMoney.gov. It includes links to
agencies that deal with banking, buying a home, investing and other areas.
     The National Council on Economic Education has found that seventeen states now require high school
students to take a class in economics. This number has grown from thirteen in 1998. As of three years ago,
half of all states required students to take a class in personal finance. Yet that number has fallen, from
twenty-five to twenty-two. The National Council on Economic Education sells textbooks for grades four
through twelve. It also offers free materials for teachers. The information is available at ncee.net.
     Teachers say parents also need to play a larger part in educating their children about money. A recent
study found that seventy percent of college students said they received financial advice mainly from their
parents. Investment companies also offer information. Charles Schwab, for example, has a Web site to help
parents teach their kids about money and investing. The address is SchwabMoneyWise.com.
     One of the first tastes of financial independence that many young people get is through summer jobs.
Junior Achievement is an organization that teaches young people about finance and business. It says almost
three-fourths of young people questioned said they planned to have a summer job. 1. If you want to get some financial information you can visit ______. A. SchwabMoneWise.com
B. ncee.net
C. The National Council
D. MyMoney.gov 2. The third paragraph is mainly to tell us that ______. A. all states asked students to learn economics
B. the number of the states has greatly reduced
C. students are required to take financial lessons
D. textbooks on economics sell well in America 3. Who is most likely to teach children about money?A. The school teachers.
B. The parents.
C. The government.
D. The companies.4. The children would like to have a summer job in order to ______. A. join in Junior Achievement
B. receive more social experience
C. take part in more activities
D. learn more financial knowledge

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阅读理解。
Read and answer the following questions.     The United States is one of the biggest countries in the world. It has all sorts of geography, from deserts
to beaches, mountains to flatlands. These conditions help create all sorts of weather: mild, moderate and
extreme. Sometimes all in one day! In the summer, some areas get very hot and the air is very wet. But others
have dry air, so the heat does not feel so bad.
     In the winter, parts of the country get cold and snowy while others stay warm and sunny. This is the
difference between, for example, New York City on the East Coast and Los Angeles on the West Coast. Yet
even the East Coast has its warm places in winter, like Florida.
     The oceans affect weather along the coasts. The Pacific coast has smaller temperature changes and calmer
conditions than along the Atlantic.
     Alaska and Hawaii are the only states not connected to the forty-eight mainland states. Alaska is in the
Arctic area, so it gets very cold. Hawaii, out in the Pacific, is warm all year long.
     Weather in the central and northeastern parts of the country is affected by cold air from Canada and warm
air from the Caribbean. Conditions can change quickly.
     Hurricanes are ocean storms that strike mainly in the Southeast. The hurricane season is, officially, June
through November. Tornadoes are a risk across the country. These are locally severe windstorms. They
generally happen in spring and summer.
     In fact, March eighteenth happens to be the eightieth anniversary of the most deadly tornado in United
States history. The nineteen twenty-five"Tri-State Tornado" hit parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. The
National Weather Service says the horrible twister killed nearly seven hundred people.

1. Why does America have all sorts of weather? (回答词数不超过8个)
____________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the difference in weather between Alaska and Hawaii?(回答词数不超过7个)
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. What makes the weather conditions change quickly in the central and northeastern parts of the US?
(回答词数不超过10个)
______________________________________________________________________________

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阅读理解。     Only a small number of office workers have been trained in basic life-saving techniques.
     Just 33,526 of London"s estimated 3.5 million workers signed up with St John"s Ambulance and the British
Red Cross to learn simple first aid last year. The figures coming from a new report show that nine out of 10
people would not know what to do if a colleague was badly hurt, while 72 percent have never attended a
first-aid course.
     Doctors describe the situation as appalling and have called for urgent training in schools and the workplace.
     Training in first aid should start at an early age and should be taught to everybody at school. First aid is very
important because at best it can save lives and at worst it reduces pressure on hospital rooms. Employers get
anxious when a worker has had some sort of accident in the office or factory and rush them to the
hospital-even if all they require is a bandage.
     Last year 20,000 Londoners were trained in first aid by St John"s Ambulance, the leading provider in
life-saving courses, and 13,526 were trained by the Red Cross. According to St John"s Ambulance, four out of
five parents do not know how to carry out mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (苏醒).
     Nick Suggitt, training manager with St John Ambulance, said,"We are training just a tiny part of the number
necessary, and only touching the tip of the iceberg."
     "Not enough people know how to save a life, and since many emergencies occur at home or at work, these
skills are often needed to save the life of a friend or a family member." 1.The underlined word "appalling" in the passage probably means ______.A. surprising
B. terrible
C. rising
D. challenging 2. From the passage, we know that the problem lies in the fact that ______. A. many people won"t provide first aid properly
B. many people are unwilling to take the training
C. most people know nothing or very little about first aid
D. 90 percent of people never attend first-aid courses 3. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. A. about 33,526 workers don"t know anything about first aid
B. many people are rushed to the hospital with only slight injuries
C. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is quite important for parents at home
D. a number of people are trained 4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. First-aid Is Very Important
B. First-aid Training Is Urgently Needed
C. Training in First Aid Is Valuable
D. Not Enough People Know How to Save a Life

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